After a hurricane, a homeowner examines trees on his property for damage. He thinks a 22-ft palm tree is leaning slightly from its original vertical position. From a point 25 ft away, he measures the angle of elevation to the top of the palm tree as 49°. Is the palm tree leaning? If so, by how many degrees from th vertical? Round to the nearest tenth of a degree. O The palm tree is not leaning. O The palm tree is leaning. The palm tree is leaning by degrees from the vertical.

After a hurricane, a homeowner examines trees on his property for damage. He thinks a 22-ft palm tree is leaning slightly from its original vertical position. From a point 25 ft away, he measures the angle of elevation to the top of the palm tree as 49°. Is the palm tree leaning? If so, by how many degrees from th vertical? Round to the nearest tenth of a degree. O The palm tree is not leaning. O The palm tree is leaning. The palm tree is leaning by degrees from the vertical.

Trigonometry (MindTap Course List)

8th Edition

ISBN:9781305652224

Author:Charles P. McKeague, Mark D. Turner

Publisher:Charles P. McKeague, Mark D. Turner

Chapter7: Triangles

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 1GP

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